12-Letter Words Starting With PUR
- 12 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 12-Letter Words Starting With PUR
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 12-Letter Words Starting With PUR 12 words
How common is PUR at the start of twelve-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 12 twelve-letter words that start with PUR. They average 19.2 points, the best is PURITANIZING (24 points) and 41.7% end in S.
- Total words
- 12
- Average Scrabble score
- 19.2
- out of 24 max
- Everyday words
- 8%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 41.7% of words
Most common last letters
- s 41.7%
- y 25%
- g 16.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ea8.3%
- io8.3%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring twelve-letter word that starts with PUR
p 3u 1r 1i 1t 1a 1n 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 2
P 3 + U 1 + R 1 + I 1 + T 1 + A 1 + N 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 24 points
- Double word
- 48 pts
- Triple word
- 72 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
puritanizing
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many twelve-letter words that start with PUR are there?
There are 12 twelve-letter words that start with PUR in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring twelve-letter word that starts with PUR?
PURITANIZING is worth 24 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PURPOSEFULLY (22), PURIFICATORY (22), PURIFICATIVE (22).
Which rare twelve-letter words that start with PUR score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include PURITANIZING (24), PURIFICATIVE (22), PURIFICATORS (19), PURISTICALLY (19). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.